Russia's Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan to attend CSTO summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Bishkek to attend informal summit of heads of CSTO member states, the Kyrgyz government reported on May 28.
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jantoro Satybaldyev met Putin at the Manas Airport.
According to Russian media outlets, in Bishkek, Putin will have a working lunch with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev, KyrTAG news agency reported.
After that, the Russian leader will meet with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. It is assumed that the parties will discuss the future of the Russian military base in Tajikistan.
In the evening, Putin will take part in the informal summit of the CSTO member states.